Bomb.



J. KUVALL BOMB.

APPLICATION FILED APR.23. 191a.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

JOHN KOVALL, F BAYON'NiE, IdEW JERSEY.

I BOMB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application filed Apri123, 1918. Serial No. 280,224.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Kovann, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bayonne, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bombs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a bomb, whereby an explosive charge is fired with a time fuse or by an exploding cap. The explosive charge shoots projectiles from barrels ex tending from the casing of. the bomb and said projectiles have each an explosive chm-geto explode them when they strike an object.

7 In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows a longitudinal section of the bomb and Fig. 2 shows a top plan View of the same.

The bomb comprises a central chamber A, formed by a casing in this instance octagonal in. cross-section with the eight side walls each designated by the numerals 20, the roof 21 and the bottom Wall 22. VV'ith the roof 21 and the bottom wall 22 are respectively formed the Similar main barrels 25 and 26. From the barrel 25 extend the two pairs of guide brackets 27 and 28. In each of the brackets 27 is formed an opening 2%). In each pair of said guide brackets is slidably supporte the firing pin 3i which tcrmihates at its upper end in the disk 35. A collar 36 secured to the pin 34 near its upper end. A spring 37 encircles the pin 34 and bears between the upper face of the guide bracket 28 and the lower face oi. the collar 36. Exploding caps 38 ahd 39 are located in the roof 21 of the central chamber A, and are axially in line with their coacting firing pins 34.

From the barrel 26 extend the two pairs of guide brackets 42 and 43. In each of the latter guide brackets is slidably supported a firing pin 34 as already described, with the disk 35, collar 36 and spring 37. Exploding caps 45 and 46 are located in the bottom wall 22 of the central chamber A, and are axially in. line with their coacting firing pins 34. Ribs 48 are cast with the barrel 2G, to counter'weight that end of the bomb to cause it to drop with its longest axial line in a vertical direction and prevent its turning when fallmg.

With each of the walls 20 of the central chamber A, are respectively formed the similar supplemental barrels 50. From each of the barrels 50 extend two pairs of guide brackets 52, 53. In each of the latter pairs of guide brackets is slidably supported the firing pin 54 which terminates at its upper end in the disk 55. A collar 56 is secured to the pin. 54 near its upper end. A spring 57 encircles the pin 54 and bears between the upper face of the guide bracket 53 and the lower face of the collar 56. Exploding caps 58, 59 are located in said wall 20 of the con tral chamber A, which are axially in line with their coacting pins 54.

In each of the barrels 25 and 26 is located in frictional engagement a main projectile designated. in its entirety by the letter B. The projectile B, comprises the cylindrical hell 63, tapered at one end, and has a thread.- ed opening in the bottom end for the screw pl 11 (ll. An exploding cap 65 is located in an o 'iening 66 at the end of the tapered portion of the projectile. An explosive 67 is located within the shell and bullets 68 or shrapnel are located in the space between the explosive 67 and in the inner surfaces of the projectile.

In rash of the barrels 50 is located in frictional engagement a sup 'ilementary projec tile designated in its entirety by the letter D and \xhich is similar to the projectile B. It con'ipriscs the cylindrical shell 73 tapered at one end and has a threaded opening in its bottom end for the screw plug 74. An explodinp cap 75 located in an opening 76 at the end of the tapered portion of the projcriihu An rxplosive T7 is located Within the projri-Liie H and bulletsor shrapnel are located in the space between the explosive 77 and the inner surface of the projectile. A time fuse 80 is provided for an opening 81 in one of the walls 20 of the central cham' her A.

In the chamber Aand in the barrels extending therefrom is located an explosive 85. A chain or cord 86 extends through the openings 29 of the guide brackets 27 by means oi which the projectile can be suspended from an aeroplane. To use the hrmh, the chain or cord 86 is out and the l'lOlIlh allowed to fall. hen it strikes its object either one of the disks or 55 is forced inwardly and its firing pin explodes its accompanying exploding cap. This explodes the explosive 85 in the chamber A and thereby all the main projectiles B and supplementary projectiles D are shot from their respective barrels. At the same time tbe.casin r of the chamberA is blown to pieces, l i hen the projectiles strike an 0bjcct their exploding caps are exploded which explodes the explosives therein, and their bullets and the pieces into which the projectiles are broken, fly in different directions. In case the explosive in the central chamber A is not exploded by one of the exploding caps, the time fuse 80 explodes the same and the shell operates to shoot all of its projectiles and broken pieces as already described.

Having described in invention What I desire to secure by letters Patent and claim is:

.1. In a bomb the combination of a chamber for an explosive, barrels extending from the chamber, a projectile in frictional engagement with each of said barrels, a firing pin slidably supported on the outside and adjacent to each barrel, exploding caps for the chamber axially in line with each firing pin. and means to normally separate each pin and its coacting exploding cap.

2. In a bomb the combination. of a central chamber, barrels parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bomb extending from the roof and bottom Wall of the chamber and opening therein, barrel-s extending from the side walls of the chamber perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bomb and opening into the chamber, a projectile in frictional engagement with each of said barrels, a firing pin slidably supported on the outside and adjacent to each barrel with. its outer end.extending beyond the barrel, an explodingeap axially in line with each firing pin for the ceiitral chamber, means to normally separate the firing pin and its coacting ex-- ploding cap and an explosive in the chamber.

3. In a bomb the combination of a central chamber, barrels parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bomb extending from the roof and bottom Wall of the chamber and opening therein, ribs for one of the chambers to counter-Weight the same when the bomb is falling, ro ectiles for each barrel, an explosive in the central chamber and means to explode said explosive.

t. In a bomb the combination of a central chamber having a casin with a roof, bottom wall and a plurality 0% side walls, a main barrel extending from the roof of the chamber with its axis arallel to the longitudinal axis of the horn and opening into said chamber, a main barrel extending from the bottom Wall axially in line with the first barrel and opening into the central chamber, a barrel extending from each side wall with its axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bomb and opening into the central chamber, a projectile in friction engagement with the outer end of each barrel, an explosive in the central chamber and extending into the barrels of the chamber u to said projectiles, a pair of guide brack extending from each barrel, a. firing pin slidably supported in each pair of guide brackets, an exploding cap in line with each firing pin and for said central chamber, means to normally separate each firing pin and itsexploding cap and a time fuse for the central chamber.

Signed at Bayonne, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jllsey, this 20th day of April, A. D. 1915, f

' JOHN KOVALL.

Witnesses:

A. A. on BoNNEviLLLE, Ammo FnsxKo. 

